The Perfect Gentleman

 

I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy Oh, no, oh I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah All around in my own town They tryin' to track me down, yeah They say they want to bring me in guilty For the killing of a deputy For the life of a deputy But I say Oh, no, no, oh I shot the sheriff (the sheriff) But I swear it was in self-defense (oh, no) Ooh, ooh, ooh (yeah) I said, I shot the sheriff (oh, Lord) And they said it was a capital offense (oh, no, yeah) Ooh, ooh, ooh (yeah) Yeah, Sheriff John Brown always acted mean For what? I don't know... Every time I plant a seed He said, "Kill it before it grow" He said, "Kill it then, before it grow" And so And so Read it in the news I shot the sheriff (Lord) But I swear it was in self-defense (where was the deputy?) Ooh, ooh, ooh I said, I shot the sheriff But I swear it was in self-defense, yeah Ooh... Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town, yeah All of a sudden, I saw Sheriff John Brown He mean to shoot me down So I shot, I shot, I shot him down And I say If I am guilty, I will pay I shot the sheriff (but I say) But I didn't shoot no deputy (I didn't shoot no deputy, oh) Oh, no, oh I shot the sheriff (I agree) But I didn't shoot no deputy (oh) Ooh, ooh, ooh (yeah) Reflexes had the better of me And what is to be, must mean Every day, the bucket, apple all well One day, the bottom, apple drop out One day, the bottom, apple drop out I said I, I, I, I shot the sheriff Lord, I didn't shot no deputy, no Yeah, I, I, (shot the sheriff) But I didn't shoot no deputy, yeah So, yeah